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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act era began on February 17, 2010, with a whisper rather than a scream

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) about the accounting provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule

On May 27, 2011, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released for public review a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) about the accounting provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule

It is clear that the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act era creates substantial new legal obligations for entities that operate as "business associates" under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules